“I Warned Him That He Would Get Injured”: Shoaib Akhtar Reveals Why He Had Predicted Hardik Pandya’s Fitness Issues

Shoaib Akhtar stated that he had suggested Hardik Pandya to extend his muscle mass.© Instagram

Since India’s semi-final exit within the 2019 ODI World Cup, Hardik Pandya has seen a drastic change in his worldwide profession graph resulting from health points. The all-rounder wasn’t at his greatest this yr and obtained loads of criticism for his position in India’s exit from the T20 World Cup. Speaking on Aakash Chopra’s YouTube channel, legendary Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar revealed that he had predicted Hardik’s health points and had additionally warned the Mumbai Indians (MI) cricketer. Akhtar defined {that a} lean physique has contributed to the 28-year-old’s again points.

“I had instructed Bumrah in Dubai and even Hardik Pandya. They have been lean like birds. They did not have again muscle tissues. Even now, I’ve such good sturdy again muscle tissues behind my shoulders”, stated Akhtar.

“I touched his (Hardik) again, muscle tissues have been there however very lean. So I warned him that he would get injured. However he stated that he has been enjoying a whole lot of cricket.”

“Precisely an hour-and-a-half later, he obtained injured”, he additional added.

In 2018, throughout an Asia Cup group recreation in opposition to Pakistan, Hardik was stretchered off whereas bowling within the match. Since then, his profession has been closely affected with again points and it additionally noticed him carry out solely as a batter throughout IPL 2021 for Mumbai.

Akhtar additionally said that he had suggested Hardik to extend his muscle mass.

Hardik’s inclusion in India’s T20 World Cup workforce this yr wasn’t well-received by followers and pundits with many declaring his health points.

The Males in Blue failed to achieve the knockouts after dropping to Pakistan and New Zealand within the Tremendous 12 stage. Regardless of not bowling in IPL 2021, he would resume bowling duties in opposition to the Blackcaps and Afghanistan through the event.

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